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Rob Lowe says he was happy after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Oscars

Rob Lowe has revealed he was “the only person happy” when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, hoping the shocking incident would overshadow his infamous 1989 Academy Awards performance. Lowe joked that his decades-old Oscars blunder continues to haunt him, despite Smith’s slap becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest controversies.

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Rob Lowe says he was happy after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Oscars

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Rob Lowe has revealed he was “the only person happy” when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, hoping the shocking incident would overshadow his infamous 1989 Academy Awards performance. Lowe joked that his decades-old Oscars blunder continues to haunt him, despite Smith’s slap becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest controversies.